The state’s current prohibition on the resale of electricity is mostly aimed at unscrupulous landlords, a PUC official told Utility Dive. But by having utilities clarify third-party rules, regulators are hoping to pull down one barrier to infrastructure development that the state had identified.

“It’s a very technical thing, but from our perspective it really does clear the way for business looking to invest” in charging stations, said PUC press secretary Nils Hagen-Frederiksen.